TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of institutional pressures, top managers' posture and reverse logistics on performance—Evidence from China
AU - Ye, Fei
AU - Zhao, Xiande
AU - Li, Yina
AU - Prahinski, Carol
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Based on institutional theory, this study investigates the effects of three institutional pressures on top managers' posture towards reverse logistics implementation: government, customer, and competitor pressures. Survey data from 209 manufacturers of Pearl River Delta (PRD) in China reveal that institutional pressures have a statistically significant positive influence on top managers' posture towards reverse logistics implementation. In addition, while top managers' posture is strongly related to product recovery, it is not related to product return. We also find that product recovery has a significant positive effect on a firm's economic and environmental performance. Conversely, the results suggest that product return negatively affects a firm's economic performance and has no effect on environmental performance. We highlight the managerial implications.
AB - Based on institutional theory, this study investigates the effects of three institutional pressures on top managers' posture towards reverse logistics implementation: government, customer, and competitor pressures. Survey data from 209 manufacturers of Pearl River Delta (PRD) in China reveal that institutional pressures have a statistically significant positive influence on top managers' posture towards reverse logistics implementation. In addition, while top managers' posture is strongly related to product recovery, it is not related to product return. We also find that product recovery has a significant positive effect on a firm's economic and environmental performance. Conversely, the results suggest that product return negatively affects a firm's economic performance and has no effect on environmental performance. We highlight the managerial implications.
KW - Environment
KW - Institutional pressures
KW - Performance
KW - Reverse logistics
KW - Top managers' posture
KW - Environment
KW - Institutional pressures
KW - Performance
KW - Reverse logistics
KW - Top managers' posture
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.12.021
DO - 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.12.021
M3 - Journal
SN - 0925-5273
VL - 143
SP - 132
EP - 143
JO - International Journal of Production Economics
JF - International Journal of Production Economics
IS - 1
ER -